इञ्चाक

Sanskrit

Etymology

Borrowed from a Dravidian language.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /iɲ.t͡ɕɑː.kɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /iɲˈt͡ɕɑː.kɐ/
• Hyphenation: इञ्‧चा‧क

Noun

इञ्चाक • (iñcāka) stem, m

1. prawn, shrimp

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of इञ्चाक (iñcāka)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	इञ्चाकः iñcākaḥ	इञ्चाकौ / इञ्चाका¹ iñcākau / iñcākā¹	इञ्चाकाः / इञ्चाकासः¹ iñcākāḥ / iñcākāsaḥ¹
Vocative	इञ्चाक iñcāka	इञ्चाकौ / इञ्चाका¹ iñcākau / iñcākā¹	इञ्चाकाः / इञ्चाकासः¹ iñcākāḥ / iñcākāsaḥ¹
Accusative	इञ्चाकम् iñcākam	इञ्चाकौ / इञ्चाका¹ iñcākau / iñcākā¹	इञ्चाकान् iñcākān
Instrumental	इञ्चाकेन iñcākena	इञ्चाकाभ्याम् iñcākābhyām	इञ्चाकैः / इञ्चाकेभिः¹ iñcākaiḥ / iñcākebhiḥ¹
Dative	इञ्चाकाय iñcākāya	इञ्चाकाभ्याम् iñcākābhyām	इञ्चाकेभ्यः iñcākebhyaḥ
Ablative	इञ्चाकात् iñcākāt	इञ्चाकाभ्याम् iñcākābhyām	इञ्चाकेभ्यः iñcākebhyaḥ
Genitive	इञ्चाकस्य iñcākasya	इञ्चाकयोः iñcākayoḥ	इञ्चाकानाम् iñcākānām
Locative	इञ्चाके iñcāke	इञ्चाकयोः iñcākayoḥ	इञ्चाकेषु iñcākeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• Eastern:
  • Bengali: ইচলা (icola)
  • Chakma: 𑄄𑄎 (ijā), 𑄃𑄨𑄎 (ijā)
• Southern:
  • Dhivehi: އިހި (ihi)
  • Sinhalese: ඉසියා (isiyā), ඉහිය (ihiya), ඉස්සා (issā)

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “incaka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 70